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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1914.

Patented Oct. 17,1916.

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ARTHUR, R ENT, F swAMrscoT'r, MAssA-oHUsErrs, ASSIGNOR To e. W. BENTHCQ,

0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A ooRroItATIonoF MAINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented-Oct; 1'? 1916 Applicationfiled November 13,1914. SerialNo. 872,036.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR F. BENT, a

citizen of the United States, residing in- Swampscott, in the county ofEssex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Beds,of which the follow- '.''ing description, in connection with the ac andis herein shown as embodied in a bed vertical position, so that themetallic bed of small size and commonly known as a crib,

and has for its object to provide a metallic bed in which the mattresssupporting frame is capable of being turned up into a sub- J stantiallyvertical position whennot in use, and in which the headand foot framesin whole or in part are capable of being moved into a position parallelwith the mattress supporting frame when the latter is in its can beconverted into a substantially narrow box-like structure when not inuse, which is capable of being pushed under the regular or full sizedbed or pushed upagainst the wall of the room during the daytime. heseand other features of this invention will be pointed out in the claim atthe end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a plan and Fig. 2 a side elevation with parts broken away,of a metallicbed embodying this invention. Fig. 3 is an end elevation ofthe bed shown in .Fig.;

1. Fig. 4, a detail in section on an enlarged scale, taken on the line41, Fig. 3. Fig. 5, a plan of the bed in its folded-up position. Fig. 6,a vertical section of the bed in. its folded-up position and Fig. 7 asection like Fig. 4 with the mattress supporting frame in its verticalposition.

Referring to the drawings a represents the head frame, 6 the foot frame,a, d, the side frames and e the mattress supporting frame of a metalliccrib or small sized bed embodying this invention.

The mattress supporting frame 6 may and preferably will be provided witha wire mattress bottom of known construction and composed of connectedlinks 10 and springs 12, upon which the usual mattress 13 rests, whenthe bed or crib is in use.

The mattress supporting frame 6, in accordance with this invention, iscapable of being turned into a substantially vertical position when notin use, and for this purpose, it is mounted-to turn on pivots 14, hereinshown as bolts, which are extended through and supported by metalbrackets or bars 15, extended horizontally from and attached to the headand foot frames a, b,

said brackets or bars being strengthened by inclined braces 16, whichare fastened at one end to the head and foot frames and at their otherends to the brackets 15, by rivets 17 or otherwise.

The mattress supporting frame 0 is pivoted materially nearer one side ofthe same than the other side, so that when turnediup into asubstantially vertical position as. shown in Fig. 6, suflicient space isafiordedbetween the mattress supporting frame and the adjacent side.frame cl. of the crib, to enable the mattress 13 and. the usual bedclothes 18, to be moved with the mattress supporting frame. When themattress supporting frame is in a vertical position, it is desirablethat the head and foot frames a, I), should not be left in their normalposition but should be capable of being turned in whole or in part intoa position substan-v tially parallel with the mattress. supporting framein the vertical position of the latter. This may be effected bymaking'the head and foot frames capable of pivoting as one piece, but itis preferred 'to' make each of I the head and; foot frames intwo partsmarked 20, 21, and pivot said parts together as at 22, 28, so that onepart as 20 of each frame may be turned toward the other andsubstantially parallel with and in front of the mattress supportingframe as represented in Figs. 5 and 6. The pivots 22, 23, are preferablylocated so that the free ends of the parts 20 of the frames at, b, arebeyond a vertical plane through the said pivots when the parts 20 areturned against the mattress supporting frame.

It is preferred to make the head and foot frames in two parts and pivotthem together as described, as the crib when folded up has a box-likeshape, and further can be folded up into this shape with the rear sideof connected With upright bars attached to the front side bar ofjthemattress supporting frame e,see Fig. 2. i 7

Provision is made for securing the side frame 0 in a vertical position,when the crib is to be used, and for this purpose the top bar or rod 26of the side frame is provided with downwardly extended end portions 27which are adapted to fit into holes in brackets or arms 28 attachedtothe head and, foot frames, see Figs. 1 and 2. Provision is also made forsupporting the mattress supporting frame -e at the outer ends of thelatter, and for this purpose, brackets or arms 30 are attached to thehead and foot frames and are engaged by the mattress supporting frame,when the latter is in its horizontal or operative position, see Fig. 2.g The rear side frame (X may be made stationary or'as herein shown, itmay be arranged to be dropped vertically down, so

as to leave the crib open at its rear side when desired. To this end thetop and bottom bars of the'side frame dare fitted. to

copies of thh pstent may be obtained tor slide on vertical stationaryrods 31 secured to brackets 32, 33, on the head and foot.

frames and said side frame may be secured in its elevated or operativeposition by rings 34, WlllCllfiI'Q passed over the upper ends of theguide rods 31 and arecapable of being disengaged therefrom and of beinghung from the top bar of the side frame, when it is desired tolower saidside frame, or said side frame may be otherwise secured.

Provis on 1s. made for supporting the bed upon the floor of the room,when said bed isjin its folded-up condition, and to.

this end, the mattress supporting frame has secured'to its under side,preferably at the c'ornersfthereof,substantially short legs or bars 36which "are provided with casters or rollers 37 to facilitate movement ofthe bed -movable members, and the parts 21 stationary members.

Claim: I

In a bed, in combination, head and foot frames provided with stationarymembers and with movable members pivoted to the stationary members to beturned into a position substantially at right angles thereto, bracketsattached to said stationarymembers and extended horizontally toward saidmovable members, a mattress supporting frame located between said headand foot frames and pivoted intermediate of its sides to said bracketsto be turned into a substantially vertical position, a side frameconnecting the stationary members of said head and foot frames, and aside frame connected with said mattress-supporting frame and pivotedthereto to be folded over upon the mattress-supporting frame and havingits upper end detachably secured'to the movable members of said head andfoot frames.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0.

